Albert Brenner

{{short description|American production designer (1926–2022)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Albert Brenner | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|2|17}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|8|1926|2|17}} | death_place = | occupation = [[Production designer]]<br>[[Art director]] | years_active = 1955–2022 }}

'''Albert Brenner''' (February 17, 1926 – December 8, 2022) was an American [[production designer]] and [[Art director#In film|art director]]. His numerous credits included ''[[Bullitt]]'' (1968), ''[[Monte Walsh (1970 film)|Monte Walsh]]'' (1970), ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' (1977), ''[[Coma (1978 film)|Coma]]'' (1978), ''[[The Presidio (film)|The Presidio]]'' (1988), ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990), ''[[Backdraft (film)|Backdraft]]'' (1991), and ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'' (1992).<ref name=":0">"Art guild to honor Brenner." Variety. September 5, 2002.</ref>

Born in New York, Brenner was a graduate of the New York School of Industrial Arts and he worked on department store window displays before [[World War II]].<ref name=":1">"The Presidio" Production Information. 1988.</ref> After serving as an [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Force]] [[air gunner|gunner]] during the War, he was a graduate student at the [[David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University|Yale Drama School]] and later taught scenic design, costume design and technical theatre at the University of Kansas City.<ref name=":1" /> After returning to New York in the early 1950s, Brenner worked in theater as an assistant to designer Sam Leve.<ref>"Only When I Laugh" Production Information. 1981.</ref> He designed live television programs for ABC and CBS, as well as television commercials and industrial films.<ref name=":0" /> Other television credits are ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?|Car 54, Where Are You]]'' (1961) and ''[[The Phil Silvers Show]]'' (1955).<ref name=":0" />

Brenner was nominated for five [[Academy Awards]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]].<ref name="IMDb.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107447/awards |title=IMDb.com: Albert Brenner - Awards |access-date=December 30, 2008|work=IMDb.com}}</ref> In 2003, he was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild.<ref name=":0" />

Brenner died on December 8, 2022, at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Panaligan |first1=P. J. |title=Albert Brenner, Production Designer of 'Beaches,' 'Bullitt,' Dies at 96 |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/albert-brenner-dead-beaches-bullitt-1235458266/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |publisher=Variety |date=12 December 2022}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== Brenner was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Art Direction: * ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]'' (1975) * ''[[The Turning Point (1977 film)|The Turning Point]]'' (1977) * ''[[California Suite (film)|California Suite]]'' (1978) * ''[[2010 (film)|2010]]'' (1984) * ''[[Beaches (1988 film)|Beaches]]'' (1988)<ref name="Oscars1989">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989 |title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners |access-date=July 31, 2011 |work=oscars.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095646/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/61st-winners.html |archivedate=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0107447}}

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